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Indian journalist harassed, struck in head while documenting DC protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Lalit K. Jha (Press Trust of India [India])

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist choked, his camera damaged in attack at Maine drama competition

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 11, 2023
Location: Skowhegan, Maine
Targets: Michael G. Seamans ([Waterville] Morning Sentinel)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

NewsNation reporter arrested while covering Ohio governor news conference

Incident Details

Updated on: January 30, 2024
Date of incident: February 8, 2023
Location: East Palestine, Ohio
Case number: 4:23-cv-02200
Targets: Evan Lambert (NewsNation)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: East Palestine Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing: criminal trespass

Feb. 8, 2023: Charges pending

Feb. 15, 2023: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting arrest

Feb. 8, 2023: Charges pending

Feb. 15, 2023: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Tennessee photographer pushed, camera grabbed by businessman

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 9, 2022
Location: Ashland City, Tennessee
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 34 (WSMV-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Memphis news photographer, reporter robbed at gunpoint blocks from studio

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 10, 2022
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 27 (WHBQ-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1

Camera equipment, 1

Live unit, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Memphis broadcaster robbed at gunpoint blocks from studio

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 10, 2022
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Jeremy Pierre (WHBQ-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Documentarian targeted with pepper spray while covering Penn State protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 24, 2022
Location: State College, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ford Fischer (News2Share)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist targeted with pepper spray while covering Penn State protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 24, 2022
Location: State College, Pennsylvania
Targets: Zach Roberts (Freelance)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist harassed, shoved while covering protest in Texas

Incident Details

Updated on: May 17, 2023
Date of incident: October 22, 2022
Location: University Park, Texas
Targets: Steven Monacelli (Independent)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

County official arrested in stabbing death of Las Vegas investigative journalist

Incident Details

Updated on: October 16, 2024
Date of incident: September 2, 2022
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Jeff German (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Assailant →: Politician
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Independent journalist pepper-sprayed covering protests in Puerto Rico

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 25, 2022
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Targets: Carlos Berríos Polanco (Latino Rebels)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

NotiCel photojournalist assaulted by police while covering protests in Puerto Rico

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 25, 2022
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Targets: Juan R. Costa (NotiCel)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Student journalist hit with police baton, pepper-sprayed at Puerto Rico protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 25, 2022
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Targets: Diego Berrios ([University of Puerto Rico] Pulso Estudiantil)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

WCHS reporter attacked, camera damaged while reporting on abandoned cars

Incident Details

Updated on: February 6, 2023
Date of incident: August 4, 2022
Location: Putnam County, West Virginia
Targets: Bob Aaron (WCHS-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera equipment, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Atlanta photojournalist files lawsuit following arrest, device search

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Incident Details

Updated on: July 8, 2026
Date of incident: July 29, 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Case number: 1:24-cv-02921
Targets: Ben Hendren (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Case status: Ongoing, Appealed
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Georgia State University Police Department
Detention date →: July 29, 2022
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

WGHP photojournalist attacked while reporting on NC dog kennel violations

Incident Details

Updated on: May 19, 2026
Date of incident: July 28, 2022
Location: Thomasville, North Carolina
Targets: Derrick Deon Reid (WGHP)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1

Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Photojournalist assaulted while reporting at Portland park

Incident Details

Updated on: January 25, 2023
Date of incident: July 25, 2022
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 25 (KGW)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist struck by man on scooter at L.A. County protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 18, 2022
Location: Norwalk, California
Targets: Vishal Singh (Independent)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist assaulted while on assignment in downtown Baltimore

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 15, 2022
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Targets: Kyle Dodd (WBFF)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Maine reporter on assignment attacked by group of teenagers

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 5, 2022
Location: Lewiston, Maine
Targets: Anonymous reporter 4 ([Lewiston] Sun Journal)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

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